CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A man armed with an AR-15 was arrested after he allegedly fired a shot and threatened police in Macomb County. As they investigated, a 47-year-old male suspect stepped out of his trailer and fired a shot near the officers, who quickly took cover as the suspect barricaded himself in his trailer. The man continued to disobey police commands as the Macomb County SWAT team arrived, while also continuing to threaten officers with his rifle, police said. The SWAT team was eventually able to tactically approach the suspect and take him into custody without further incident. The man, who has not been identified by name, has been charged with felony assault and malicious destruction of property.

A man with an AR-15 at a Macomb County mobile home park fired shots at officers who were talking to his neighbor and then barricaded himself inside his trailer.

A man has been bound over on charges linked to the Macomb County attack that left WWJ-AM radio news anchor Jim Matthews dead and his girlfriend and their children injured.

A $32.5 million resurfacing project has begun on I-94 in Macomb County and will take several months to complete.

Struggling retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond announced a new batch of store closures, including seven more in Michigan, bringing the total to 17 in the last year.

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A Macomb County child spent $1,000 of his parent’s money Saturday night as he was “playing” on his dad’s GrubHub app.

A man has been convicted after he drove to his friend’s house and murdered her fiance during an argument, officials said.

Struggling retail chain Bed Bath & Beyond announced a new batch of store closures, including five more in Michigan, most in Metro Detroit.

A devastating fire in Chesterfield Township the day after Christmas now leaves a Macomb County family in shambles.

Seven fire departments helped battle a fire in Macomb County, rescuing residents, cats, and a pig from the fully engulfed house.

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A candlelight vigil was held for the family of WWJ News Anchor Jim Matthews, who was killed last week in his Chesterfield Township home.

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A 55-year-old man has been charged in the slaying of a Detroit radio news anchor during an attack that also left two children and their mother injured. Arthur Williamson was arraigned Monday in district court in New Baltimore and ordered jailed on murder, assault with intent to murder and unlawful imprisonment charges. Jim Matthews, the overnight news anchor at WWJ-AM for about seven years, was found bludgeoned with a hammer Friday at a home in Chesterfield Township, northeast of Detroit. A 35-year-old woman identified as Matthews’ girlfriend was stabbed multiple times and listed Monday at a hospital in stable condition. Police were called about noon Friday after Matthews’ girlfriend and their daughter were seen running from the home.

A man has been charged in connection with the attempted murder-suicide that left a WWJ radio anchor dead and three others injured in Macomb County.

Police are providing an update Monday afternoon on the attempted murder-suicide that left one person dead and three others injured last week in Macomb County.

The man accused of murdering a WWJ radio anchor and hurting three others in an attempted murder-suicide in Macomb County was arraigned Monday afternoon.

A GoFundMe page was organized for the children of Jim Matthews, who was killed on Friday in his Chesterfield Township home, according to WWJ 950.

Detroit area news anchor Jim Matthews was found dead Friday after a house guest botched a murder-suicide attempt at his home in Chesterfield Township.

Jim Matthews, whose legal name was Jim Nicolai, was found murdered in his Chesterfield Township condo Friday. His 35-year-old girlfriend and mother of his two young children were in the home along with their ten-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter.

MACOMB COUNTY, MI -- Police are investigating what they described as a murder-attempted suicide at a suburban Detroit home that left a news radio anchor dead and four others injured. Chesterfield Township police said a 57-year-old man died and WWJ Newsradio 950 late Friday, Sept. 23 identified the person as overnight news anchor Jim Matthews. WWJ, in the story, said Matthews “was a consummate professional and was dedicated to WWJ and the broadcasting industry. They are a 35-year-old woman in critical condition, a 10-year-old boy in critical condition, a 5-year-old girl in stable condition and the 54-year-old suspect in stable condition. Police responded to the area about noon Friday after a motorist stopped to help the woman and the 5-year-old.

The man killed Friday in an attempted murder-suicide in Macomb County has been identified as WWJ anchor Jim Matthews.

One man is dead and two children, one suspect, and one woman are in the hospital after an attempted murder-suicide in Macomb County, officials said.

A man was killed and four others, including the suspect, were taken to a hospital Friday in an attempted murder-suicide in Macomb County, officials said.

Two workers were seriously injured Tuesday when a semi truck box trailer crashed down on top of them in Macomb County.

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A nurse practitioner who lives in Macomb County tried to meet up with a 15-year-old boy for sex after exchanging 1,108 text messages with a federal official posing as the child, authorities said.

A precautionary boil water notice was issued for 7 communities after a water main break caused a loss of pressure Saturday morning.

A woman suspected of stealing purses from vehicles cashed a stolen check worth $3,250 at a Rochester Hills bank and then tried to use stolen credit cards to make purchases in Macomb County, police said.

Michigan State Police troopers patrolling eastbound I-94 in Metro Detroit Sunday night stopped two Dodge Chargers that were weaving in and out of traffic at 126 mph, according to a news release from MSP Metro Detroit. Several miles down the road, they noticed two sets of Charger headlights in the distance. Upon catching up, they realized it was the same two Chargers that had already been ticketed for speeding, police said. The troopers stopped one of the vehicles while the other continued, police said. Both drivers, a 34-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, both of Chesterfield Township, were arrested for reckless driving and their vehicles were impounded, police said.

A man and a woman from Chesterfield Township were pulled over for weaving in and out of traffic at 126 mph, and then, moments after receiving citations for speeding, the same trooper caught them going 112 mph on the same highway.

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A construction worker from Clinton Township was killed Friday when a bulldozer struck him in Chesterfield Township, officials said.

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – Police are investigating after a body was found in a drainage area in Macomb County. According to the Chesterfield Township Police Department, the body was found amid heavily overgrown vegetation on Gratiot Avenue near 22 Mile Road in Chesterfield Township. An Ann Arbor resident found the body at 5:45 p.m. on Sunday. Officers say the body had been there for “some time.”An autopsy is being performed to identify the body and determine cause of death, police said. There is no threat to the public.

A man taking a walk discovered a body in a drainage area in Chesterfield Township on Sunday evening, police said.

A motorcyclist was killed early Wednesday morning in a crash in Sterling Heights.

A drive down Gratiot Avenue in Chesterfield Township means a lot of traffic. Still, lately, it is an unusual eyesore because the smart bus runs on that corridor where there are many shopping centers, and shopping carts find their way into large and unsightly piles.

There will be two massive construction projects to watch out for on Tuesday. Expect ramp closures and bridgework on the M-59/I-94 interchange in Macomb County and reduced lanes on I-96 between Kent Lake and Wixom roads in Oakland County.

The driver of a yellow Corvette fired a pepper ball gun at a sedan because he was “concerned for his safety” during a road rage incident while the two vehicles were merging at a construction zone in Chesterfield Township, officials said.

Virtually prescribing medication for an abortion would be illegal in Michigan under a bill introduced recently in the Michigan Legislature. State Rep. Pamela Hornberger, R-Chesterfield Township, introduced a bill last week that would prevent physicians from diagnosing pregnancy and gestational age of a pregnancy, as well as the prescription of a medical abortion, without a physical examination of the patient.

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CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A man is facing four 15-year felonies in the death of a 42-year-old woman who was found severely injured in an intersection on Sunday morning, Feb. 13. Police were called to the scene of a reported crash and found Teresa Sanchez, 42, of Chesterfield Township, at the intersection of Hidden Brook Drive and Burgess Lane. After an investigation, it was determined that the evidence and witness statements were not consistent with a traffic crash, Chesterfield Township Police Department said in a news release. RELATED: Michigan woman dies following suspected domestic violence, body found near intersectionJohn Robert Galvan has been charged in the case, the Macomb County Prosecutor’s Office announced. He is charged with one count of reckless driving causing death; one count of manslaughter with a motor vehicle; one count of failure to stop at the scene of an accident when at fault, causing death; and one count of driving with a suspended license, causing death.

A man has been charged in connection with the mysterious death of a Chesterfield Township woman after he dumped her body at an intersection and tried to stage it as a pedestrian crash, police said.

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A man was caught on video reportedly dumping a woman’s body from a truck and running it over in Chesterfield Township.

In the early hours Sunday (Feb.13) morning, a 911 call went to police claiming there had been a pedestrian accident at the intersection of Burgess Lane and Hiddenbrook Drive. Monday (Feb. 14) night, police have a man in custody, and it’s the surveillance video from nearby homes that captured what really happened.

Two Chesterfield Township residents are in custody after police found a woman’s body lying near an intersection over the weekend.

A man and woman have been charged in connection with a carjacking and police chase in Lenox Township this week.

A driver had his Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen but luckily was not hurt when the carjackers shot at him. What happened next was captured on Macomb County sheriff’s dash and body cam. The suspects are a man and woman, and as the dashcam will show in the video player above, it was the woman behind the wheel fleeing police.

A driver had his Jeep Grand Cherokee stolen but luckily was not hurt when the carjackers shot at him. What happened next was captured on Macomb County sheriff’s dash and body cam. The suspects are a man and woman, and as the dashcam will show in the video player above, it was the woman behind the wheel fleeing police.

A man and a woman were taken into custody overnight after they fired shots at a gas station, stole a car, led officers on a chase and then rammed into police vehicles in Macomb County, according to authorities.

A man who shot his longtime friend on Christmas Day in Chesterfield Township was tracked down because he is currently on parole and wears a GPS tether, police said.

MACOMB COUNTY, MI – One person is dead and three others, including two children, are seriously injured after a head-on crash in Macomb County. The Chesterfield Township police and fire departments responded to the crash, which occurred on Gratiot Avenue just south of 26 Mile Road in Chesterfield Township at 10:46 a.m. on Monday.

A man was killed and three people -- including two children -- were seriously injured when snowy conditions caused a head-on collision in Chesterfield Township, police said.

Police believe an organized theft ring has been working to steal everything from generators to landscaping equipment from Menards stores across Metro Detroit.

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – A Michigan man is in critical condition after he was hit by a vehicle while riding a motorcycle in Chesterfield Township. According to the Chesterfield Township Police Department, the crash occurred on Gratiot Avenue north of Carriage Way Drive at 6:28 a.m. on Monday. Police arrived on scene to find a damaged Chevrolet car and a heavily damaged Harley Davidson motorcycle blocking the southbound lanes of Gratiot Avenue. According to police, the Chevrolet driven by a 35-year-old Mount Clemens resident turned left in front of the motorcycle driven by a 49-year-old Chesterfield resident. The Chesterfield resident is in critical condition at a local hospital, police said.

A Chesterfield Township resident is in critical condition after a car turned left in front of that resident’s motorcycle, causing a collision, state police said.

PORT HURON TOWNSHIP, MI -- A 54-year-old Chesterfield Township woman died in a single-vehicle crash in Port Huron Township Thursday. Deputies with the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Office were called to a report of a crash at westbound I-94 west of the Water Street exit shortly after 12:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 9, according to a St Clair County Sheriff’s Office news release. When deputies arrived, they discovered a 54-year-old woman from Chesterfield lost control of her vehicle due to wet pavement and struck a barrier, according to police. Read more on MLive:Flint police finalize helicopter contract, look to 2022 for majority of airtimeOfficers graduate crisis intervention training to be funded in-part by Genesee County taxPolice seek information on Flint shooting death of Saginaw teenMan killed in Mt. Morris Township shootingMan shot, killed in Flint marks city’s 50th homicide of the year

State Rep. Doug Wozniak, R-Shelby Township, came out the victor Tuesday in the Republican primary for a special election in the state Senate’s 8th District. Wozniak defeated fellow state Rep. Pamela Hornberger, R-Chesterfield Township, and Terence Mekoski in the primary election, taking 35.7% of the vote with 100% of precincts reporting, per unofficial results. The district, which covers northern and coastal Macomb County, leans Republican, making Wozniak the favorite when he runs against Democrat Martin Genter in the November general election. The seat was previously held by former Sen. Pete Lucido, who left the Senate after he was elected Macomb County Prosecutor last fall. The 28th district trends Republican and was vacated by former Sen. Peter MacGregor, who left the seat to become Kent County Treasurer.

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CHESTERFIELD, MI – A 69-year-old man died at his Chesterfield Township home on Monday morning after a fire that may have been ignited when he had a medical problem, police said. First responders were dispatched around 5:15 a.m. to the 47000 block of Forbes Drive for a reported house fire, Chesterfield Township Police said in a news release. The neighbors had been awakened by the sound of smoke detectors and the smell of smoke; they immediately called 911. Chesterfield police and fire units responded and found the home full of smoke, police said. Preliminary findings suggest the victim suffered a medical problem, which resulted in the ignition of the fire, police said.

A 69-year-old man has died in a fire at his Chesterfield Township home Monday morning.

One person has been charged in connection with the murder of a Chesterfield Township man who was shot during a Fourth of July celebration, police said.

A Chesterfield Township man was murdered during a Fourth of July celebration, and police arrested two people after finding the man lying in a front yard, according to authorities.

A 28-year-old man was taken into police custody Saturday night in connection with the fatal shooting of a 31-year-old man in Chesterfield Township.

CHESTERFIELD TOWNSHIP, MI – Three men have been charged with misdemeanor wildlife crimes and fined thousands of dollars for poaching and baiting waterfowl in Southeast Michigan. Schaller was also charged with one count of placing bait for the purpose of taking waterfowl. On Dec. 6, the DNR Report All Poaching hotline received a tip about a potential waterfowl poaching near a pond off Chesterfield Road in Chesterfield Township, Macomb County. The officers approached when the men had concluded their hunt and began collecting the waterfowl, which clearly exceeded daily limits. Each man also permanently forfeited the firearms used to take the waterfowl and lost waterfowl hunting privileges through February 2022.